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Table 3 Mean hemoglobin and prevalence of in non-pregnant women 15–49 years of age, by presence of sickle cell and β-thalassemia mutations Sierra Leone, 2013

From: Association between sickle cell and β-thalassemia genes and hemoglobin concentration and anemia in children and non-pregnant women in Sierra Leone: ancillary analysis of data from Sierra Leone’s 2013 National Micronutrient Survey

 

na

Mean Hb (g/L)

p value

% Anemia

Risk ratio

Risk ratio (95% CI)

Sickle cell

 HbAA or HbAC

231

122.4

0.598

39.4

Reference

–

 HbAS or HbSC

20

120.3

 

50.0

1.3

(0.81, 2.0)

 HbSS

4

118.5

 

75.0

1.9

(0.98, 3.7)

β-Thalassemia

 No

231

122.3

0.768

41.6

Reference

–

 Yes

24

121.3

 

33.3

0.80

(0.44, 1.5)

  1. a The n’s are un-weighted denominators for each subgroup
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